And, I'm willing to bet that most landlords don't do much better than a 10% annual return on their funds.

If you want to bet on this, you can wait for a couple years before doing your cash out refinance.  

I handle all contractors on defined work progress, i.e. demo complete, plumbing rough-in complete.  

Also I communicated with Todd (the owner) regarding no progress with tenants . 

Your best bet is the highest money down conventional you can do.

in Progress Lessons learned?

We have stared the project about a month ago, completely new interior including adding new HVAC all new electrical, flooring, cabinets, tops and so on along with new driveway exterior paint and some siding.ere are some progress pictures.News, we are closing on a house and have a duplex under con .

We have stared the project about a month ago, completely new interior including adding new HVAC all new electrical, flooring, cabinets, tops and so on along with new driveway exterior paint and some siding.My contractor is also an investor, so we were lucky there, good insight to share and also, he has lots of leads for renters.But he is NOT a good photographer LOL. here are some progress pictures .Also, I will like to share that we are closing on one more single-family property early next week and we have a duplex under contract.

You need to be consistent for at least 3 to 4 months to see results. this means every week you need to be talking with sellers and buyers, keep track of how many sellers you talk and how many offer you sent for 3 to 4 months to see progress.

Due to to small location wouldn't necessarily bet on cap rate compression.